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Item Specifics
Type: Stock Certificate
Company: American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T)
Year: 1990
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Theme: Original
Modified Item: No
Framed: Yes
Dimensions: Approx. 20 x 16 inches
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Description
Vintage framed corporate presentation display featuring an original American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) stock certificate dated January 18, 1990, issued for five common shares.
The piece appears to have been created as an internal corporate recognition display titled:
“TOBIAS COST REDUCTION IMPERATIVES”
Included in the presentation:
• Original AT&T stock certificate featuring portrait of Alexander Graham Bell
• Certificate issued to Nadalie S. Bosse – Schaumburg, Illinois
• Dated January 18, 1990
• Recognition card signed by Randall L. Tobias (Vice Chairman – AT&T) dated February 7, 1990
• Eight mounted Lincoln cents as part of the corporate display theme
• Professionally matted and framed presentation
The certificate itself features classic engraved vignette artwork typical of late 20th century American corporate stock certificates, showing telecommunications imagery and the portrait of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone.
Pieces like this were often created internally for corporate management initiatives or employee recognition programs, making them an unusual crossover between corporate history, telecommunications memorabilia, and scripophily collecting.
A very interesting display piece for collectors of:
• AT&T memorabilia
• Bell System history
• Corporate Americana
• Stock certificates (scripophily)
• Telecommunications collectibles
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Condition
• Frame shows age, scratches, and wear
• Matting has staining and discoloration
• Glass intact
• Certificate appears original and undamaged inside frame
Please review photos carefully for condition.
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Measurements
Frame Size:
Approx. 20 inches x 16 inches
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Collector Value Highlights
• Original AT&T stock certificate (1990)
• Corporate display referencing Randall L. Tobias, notable AT&T executive
• Features Alexander Graham Bell portrait vignette
• Unique corporate presentation piece
• Combines stock certificate collecting with corporate history
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